APSU to offer Siemens-backed mechatronics bachelor’s degree
September 25, 2018
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University (APSU) is on track to be the second university in North America to award a bachelor’s-level Siemens Mechatronic Systems Certification Program, and the University hopes to launch the program as early as fall 2019.
“It’s a highly coveted program that allows students to be Siemens-certified at three levels,” Matthew Anderson, interim chair of the APSU Department of Engineering Technology, said. “First is a certificate, second is an associate degree, third is a bachelor’s degree.”
Austin Peay State University junior Ushma Patel of Clarksville works with the new $300,000 mechatronics system.
Northeast Middle School Students perform Civil War play
June 13, 2011
Clarksville, TN – Lauryn Jennings, Ariana Nelson and Brianna Tyre, 8th grade students at Northeast Middle School, performed their short play “Nannie Haskins: Tolerating the Enemy” at the Customs House Museum on Saturday, June 11th.
Tyre played the part of the Southern Woman, Nelson was Nannie Haskins and Jennings performed the part of the Northern Woman.
The Northern and Southern statues argue while Nannie Haskins tells them of her experiences.
Heritage Bank Awards $26,000 in Scholarships to Area Students
April 22, 2011
Clarksville, TN – Heritage Bank has awarded 52 students at 30 area schools $500.00 scholarships. The scholarships were made possible by the 8 year old Heritage Bank Scholarship Fund. Since founding the fund, the bank has awarded college scholarships totaling $170,000 to 340 students selected from the various communities that Heritage Bank serves. This scholarship fund is one of the largest efforts made to enhance the educational endeavors for students of Western Kentucky and Tennessee.
The 2011 Heritage Bank Scholarship recipients with Heritage Bank President/CEO John Peck (right)
